"General Jula!"
When Jula suddenly collapsed without any warning, it truly startled the surrounding demon soldiers. People quickly gathered around, initially thinking he had just overexerted himself and lost his balance.
However, when they realized that their calls couldn’t revive Jula’s consciousness, and that he was breathing at an alarmingly low frequency, resembling near-death, they knew that the situation had taken a grave turn.
"Quick! Quickly find the Witch Doctor!"
"They are busy resurrecting those who died in the Dungeon!"
"What could be more urgent than saving the General?"
Even though reviving the fallen from the Dungeon becomes increasingly difficult with extended time, saving Jula is paramount. Without him, the troops might face disastrous ends, being absorbed or directly annihilated by other generals.
He must be revived at all costs!
The Witch Doctor rushed over, even the robust demon clan members were now panting heavily, collapsing from fatigue wasn’t surprising anymore.
Due to Jula’s sudden summons, many demon soldiers entered the Dungeon without teleportation crystals—there weren’t enough for everyone. Those who died without crystals were dead beyond saving, with no margin for error.
The soldiers who had crystals were teleported back upon death, but their number was overwhelming. Jula’s troops were not skilled in Dungeon exploration, and the Witch Doctors rarely practiced the Resurrection Technique. Suddenly facing such a multitude of deceased, they were completely overwhelmed.
"The General seems exhausted, it’s fine. Watch my Healing Skill."
Being a rare magic user among the demon clan, the Witch Doctor was confident in his Healing Skill, and laid hands on Jula’s chest to perform magic.
A minute passed, two minutes passed, ten minutes passed...
The confident smile on the Witch Doctor’s face gradually faded, replaced by sweat pouring down his head. Urged by others, he hesitantly stammered:
"I... I, he... I can’t heal him..."
"What?"
After all the doctors were summoned for a thorough examination, they finally issued the judgment:
"He won’t wake up."
"Thud—"
Jula’s close companion fell to the ground with a thud, overwhelmed by shock and too many other emotions, saying incredulously:
"How could this be, how could he, how could he be like this."
"What will become of our army?"
When the news that Jula was in an irrecoverable slumber spread, the entire force fell into chaos.
The demon clan’s nature is notoriously wild, and many capable officers were battling inside the Dungeon, hence no one could quell the ensuing chaos within the troops.
The forces were disordered, and Jula’s prior commands went unfulfilled. Soon, no soldier was willing to continue entering the Dungeon.
In the soldiers’ eyes, the Teleportation Gate brought only sacrifice and misfortune; those who entered ended up as corpses on the Witch Doctor’s table, many couldn’t even return as bodies.
Jula hadn’t had the chance to bring out enough motivating rewards from the Dungeon for the soldiers, couldn’t make them understand the value of the Dungeon, causing the whole endeavor to seem like a losing proposition in their eyes.
No one would go in, no matter the orders!
And within Sain Dungeon...
"The enemy numbers are starting to dwindle."
A demon king army soldier crushed the head of a demon rebel army soldier, turned around, noticing fewer enemies in sight.
As the battle continued, the number of rebel soldiers arriving from various places grew less, even leading to long period gaps eventually.
In contrast, soldiers under their Demon King army command held the upper hand in numbers.
Though Chrono ordered every demon clan member to carry teleportation crystals to enter the Dungeon, resulting in slower progress than the rebel army, their numbers should’ve been fewer. However, they are now the dominant force, which implies...
"The enemy’s reinforcements are gone?"
Obviously, when this issue was recognized by the Demon King army, the opposing rebel army also realized.
Soldiers fight the best when unaware, but now they know there are no reinforcements left.
Thus, their defeat inevitably ensued.
The rebel army soldiers began fleeing, frantically towards the Great Safety Zone’s teleportation gate, almost entirely lost in their will to fight.
Many rebel soldiers who couldn’t arrive in time roamed blindly, lost within Sain Dungeon.
"Surround this area, you, quickly inform Lady Onora and tell her we’ve won!"
Upon seeing this, the Demon King army officer immediately began directing operations, since they were the victors initiating a battlefield sweep.
The battlefield’s remaining rebel soldiers had almost all fled, leaving heaps of their fellow soldiers’ corpses behind, unconcerned by the scenes, Demon King’s soldiers swiftly completed the encirclement of the Great Safety Zone.